No injuries had been reported, he added, and none of the roughly 40 homes nearby were in danger.

“Hopefully, the winds will stay calm, the humidity will increase and some showers will help,” Ragonese said.

“Maybe Mother Nature will help us out for a change.”

Weather forecasts predict rain in the area from about 8 p.m. to midnight or a bit later. Temperatures were expected to hover in the 50s during that period, with winds out of the southeast between 10 and 12 mph.

The humidity was forecast to rise steadily from about 49 percent around 8 p.m. to 93 percent around midnight.